Friday, August 22, 2008

Text We Can!

Has anyone else been incredibly excited at every incoming text message they've gotten over the past 48 hours?

I keep glancing down expecting a "sorry 2 keep u waitng - my vp is biden", even when the aforementioned text comes in at 11 pm.

Soon...soon...

UPDATE: According to the CNN ticker, Bayh, Clinton and Kaine are out, while there is "activity" at the Bidens. So all signs are pointing to Joe, with the text coming tomorrow morning.

I must say, while Sebelius had been my choice, I think Biden would make a very clean, articulate, bright Vice Presidential nominee.

JOMENTUM UPDATE:Biden it is. Not a bad pick, although the 3 a.m. announcement was a bit odd. If done on Thursday or Friday afternoon, the text messages/e-mails could have generated some word of mouth buzz and gotten evening news and Saturday newspaper coverage.

I'm hoping they use Biden as the attack dog, because I think the Obama campaign has been a bit too cautious so far, and has allowed McCain to define the agenda so far.

One of the news channels had it as Biden Friday evening (after the main news hour, so the campaign wouldn't get much coverage), and CNN reports that Joe was told on Thursday. It seems clear that the campaign never really had this whole "announcement" thing under control.

Seeing Biden and Obama together, though, really does emphasize the inexperience of the latter.